Today 2026 May22 (Fri) 02:17 Etc/GMT-9

2026/05/22 07:30~2026/05/22 07:30

Super Heavy B3 • IFT-12 Starship B3

A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket will launch a Starship prototype on its eleventh test flight, designated IFT-12 (Integrated Flight Test). Starship will be a stretched version equipped with Raptor 3 engines and perform a payload deployment test with 22 Starlink v3 simulators and a relight of a single Raptor engine while in space. Super Heavy will also use Raptor 3 engines and perform an ocean landing in the Gulf of Mexico. It will have have an integrated vented interstage/forward dome, three grid fins instead of the prior four, as well as the use of the grid fins as catch points. The booster/ship combination is designated as B19/S39, both of the Block 3 variant. Wet dress rehearsal: https://www.youtube.com/live/etcQagvo3Ho Live pad view: https://www.youtube.com/live/mhJRzQsLZGg https://www.youtube.com/live/E1WCN8QCg8o - Delayed from March, April, May 12, 19 and 20. Webcast: https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-12

📍 SpaceX Starship Orbital Launch Pad, Boca Chica Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78521, Vereinigte Staaten